About the Company

Continuum Dance Project (CDP) is a Boston-based dance company dedicated to creating site-specific, cross-disciplinary, and immersive performances. Under the co-direction of Fernadina Chan & Adriane Brayton, CDP places the audience at the center of each work, transforming them from spectators into active participants. Since its founding in 2013, the company has expanded the possibilities of experiential dance through interactive engagement and performances in unconventional spaces.

In 2023, CDP premiered Becoming Water as part of the Momentum Greenway Dance Program, presented by Amazon. This site-responsive series featured new works by Continuum Dance Project alongside Jean Appolon Expressions, Public Displays of Motion, and Vimoksha Dance Company. CDP has been recognized with numerous awards and residencies, including a 2020 Live Arts Boston grant from The Boston Foundation, a 2022 Boston Dancemakers Residency (with support from the Aliad Fund at The Boston Foundation), a 2021 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Finalist in Choreography, and the 2024 Artist in Residence at BU Wheelock’s Earl Center for Learning & Innovation.

In 2021, CDP created the evening-length dance/theatre work Crossing: Stories of Immigration in collaboration with visual artist Myrna Balk. This cross-disciplinary piece sheds light on immigrant narratives rarely seen in mainstream media, weaving together text, images, personal accounts, and interviews. Using Balk’s installation as an architectural environment for movement, Crossing was informed by stories from nine countries, including Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Russia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Vietnam. Excerpts from these interviews formed the foundation of the work’s soundtrack, giving voice to deeply personal experiences of migration.

CDP has performed throughout Boston and New England, with highlights at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, USS Constitution Museum, Eustis Estate, Pao Arts Center, Boston Center for the Arts, Museum of Science Boston, Outside the Box Festival, Dance for World Community, Southern Vermont Dance Festival, and the ArtBeat Festival. The company frequently incorporates video and sculptural installations into its site-specific works, creating immersive environments for audiences. In 2020, CDP presented the fifth installment of its whimsical series Pairing: An Interactive Food and Dance Event, staged in distinctive locations ranging from a Victorian staircase to outdoor parks, including Larz Anderson Park with support from the Brookline Commission for the Arts.